GRISELDA'S FRIEND and Other Poems (First edition in pre-war dustwrapper)

First impression of the true first edition. By the author of "A Minstrel in the South", "Chiefly of Heroes", "In Many Keys" and "Collected Poems". ***Near fine in salmon-pink cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine and front board. The boards are beautifully clean and the gilt is nice and bright, having been protected by the dustwrapper. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. All edges of the page block untrimmed (rough-cut). Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. Pages clean. No foxing. No creases or tears. Printed on nice quality laid paper. ***In a near fine grey printed dustwrapper, with black titles to the spine and front panel, and not price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of 2/6 net on the front flap. The dustwrapper is remarkably complete, with no loss and no creases or tears. No fading. Dustwrapper unusually clean, crisp and bright. ***200mm x 132mm. 32 pages. ***Poems: Griselda's Friend; The Crab-apple Tree; Bells of Muscovy; Sonnet: To Mistress Anne; The Old Church Row; Sonnet: The Ultimate; Bristol City; England and France; A Memory of War; The Old Man Speaks; Sarah Noble. ***Songs of Old France: Bulalie; The Horn of Roland; Pilgrimage; One Way of Worship; Paris Street-Cries; Bele Yolanz; Marie Antoinette at Versailles; Sonnet: Foch; To a Poet. ***'Millicent Wedmore (b. 1879), was a poet, who along with her father, Frederick Wedmore, edited "Poems of the Love and Pride of England" during the First World War.' (Wiki) ***A near fine copy of the first impression of the true first edition, in its original pre-war dustwrapper in beautiful collectable condition. Uncommon. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.…